Talk given at Strata London on October 2nd 2012.

1. The Quiet Comfort
of the Internet of Things
Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino // @iotwatch

2. Product / Interaction design
Web services
Web startups
Co-founded & CEO Tinker London
Internet of things consultancy
Organise & curate #iotlondon & #thlon
Founder of startup Good Night Lamp

3. Homes
Things & Markets
The Future

4. Homes

5. smart cities
quantified self
smart homes

6. £
Council taxes
Health insurance
Medication
Exercise
Things in
my home

7. The home is the new battleground
of internet-driven innovation.

8. Let’s play the long game.

9. “Nearly 1 million net-connected TVs
were sold in the UK in 2010,
out of a total of 10m TVs.
But it is not clear how many
were then actually connected
to the net.”

10. Homes
Things & Markets

11. “We’re out of milk!”

12. From: Alex
We’re out of milk!

13. Flatter, bigger TV.
Remote control

15. DIY Kits.

16. Form, function, etc.

17. The companionship of products.

18. Displays that aren’t square.

19. Artisanal products.

20. Daily news at
home.

21. Things for kids.

22. Lighting as a physical social network.

25. Without
the things
data is
meaningless.

26. The Future

27. Messy.

28. If digital companies are taking
over the high street, they will
take over our homes.

29. 3T.
Things
Take
Time.

30. A patent for the microwave oven was
filed in 1945.
In 1967, the first popular home model
was introduced at $500.
By 1986, 25% of households had
microwaves.
Now, 90% of American homes have them.

31. 40 years to get TV dinners
into your home.

32. How many years will it take
for you to buy an
internet-connected broom?

33. Join me.
Thanks.
goodnightlamp.com
designswarm.com
@iotwatch